Grade 9 Subject: History Date: 04.04.24 – 19.04.

24 Teacher’s Name: Ms Rajendra Kaur

Weekly plan
Unit & Strand

The 20th Century: International Relations since 1919

Part 1 The Inter-War Years, 1919–39
Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?

Learning Aims
Understand the significance of the peace treaties signed after World War I.
Analyse the terms and consequences of the Treaty of Versailles.
Evaluate the fairness of the peace treaties based on different perspectives.
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Plan
Date Key Topic and Learning Teaching and Learning activities, Assessment Resources Homework/
Vocabulary Content Objectives Differentiated Learning, RICER Classwork
8th April CPC Syllabus To scaffold Begin the lesson by explaining the - Coursebook ,PPT
24 walkthrough students' importance of critical thinking in the , Syllabus
understanding study of history. document
New analysis of historical
pattern context, Introduce the new analysis pattern:
perspectives, Context, Perspectives, Consequences
and (CPC).
consequences.
Discussion on the syllabus (Paper 1,2
To introduce &4)
students to a
new analysis
pattern for
historical

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Date Key Topic and Learning Teaching and Learning activities, Assessment Resources Homework/
Vocabulary Content Objectives Differentiated Learning, RICER Classwork
inquiry.
10th April The First Students will Starter Activity : Coursebook, PPT
24 world War understand the Display a timeline of major events
events that led leading up to World War I on the board.
to the war in
Europe (The -Ask students to individually review the
Great War) timeline for 2 minutes.
-In pairs, have them discuss any events
they recognize or find interesting for 3
minutes.

Main Activity

Introduction to the Causes of World War

I

Provide a brief overview of the key

causes of World War I, including
militarism, alliances, imperialism, and
nationalism.
Distribute a worksheet with key terms
and definitions related to these causes
for students to review.

Small Group Activity - Causes Analysis

Divide the class into small groups.

Provide each group with a set of primary
source documents, such as political
cartoons, speeches, or newspaper
articles, that illustrate different aspects
of the causes of World War I.
Date Key Topic and Learning Teaching and Learning activities, Assessment Resources Homework/
Vocabulary Content Objectives Differentiated Learning, RICER Classwork
Instruct each group to analyze the
documents and identify which cause(s)
each document represents.
Encourage groups to discuss and debate
their interpretations

Summarize the discussion by

emphasizing the interconnectedness of
the causes and how they contributed to
the outbreak of war.

Plenary : Reflection Activity - "What

if?" (5 mins):

Pose a hypothetical scenario to the

class: "What if one of the major causes
of World War I had been absent or
significantly reduced? How might
history have unfolded differently?"

11..th Militarism Introduction Students will Coursebook, Assign

April 24 Alliances to Events understand the Starter Activity (5 minutes): PPT, Clips or students a
Imperialism Leading to the key events Begin with a short video clip or image Video based on research
Nationalism Treaty of leading to the slideshow depicting scenes from World WWI task to
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Date Key Topic and Learning Teaching and Learning activities, Assessment Resources Homework/
Vocabulary Content Objectives Differentiated Learning, RICER Classwork
territorial
Main Activity changes,
League of
Introduction to World War I: Briefly Nations)..
introduce the origins and main
belligerents of World War I. Highlight
the major battles and turning points of
the war.

Causes of World War I: Discuss the

underlying causes of the war, including
militarism, alliances, imperialism, and
nationalism. Encourage class discussion
on how these factors contributed to the
outbreak of war.

(Turning Points and Key Events:

Highlight significant turning points
and events during the war, such as the
assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand)

Impact of the War: Discuss the human

and economic toll of World War I on the
participating countries. Emphasize the
unprecedented scale of destruction and
loss of life.

Plenary
Lead a class discussion on the
significance of the events discussed in
shaping the post-war world order.
Date Key Topic and Learning Teaching and Learning activities, Assessment Resources Homework/
Vocabulary Content Objectives Differentiated Learning, RICER Classwork
Encourage students to consider how
these events laid the groundwork for the
Treaty of Versailles and its aftermath.

15th April Reparations To understand Coursebook

24 League of the motives and PPT
Nations aims of the key
Self- figures involved
determinatio in the treaty
n negotiations.
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17th April To examine the Coursebook
24 terms of the PPT
Treaty of
Versailles and
their impact on
post-World War
I Europe
24th April Coursebook
24 PPT
Formative Assessment